3:10–18

In these verses Paul quoted parts of the Old Testament. He did that to show that God also considers everyone a wrongdoer.

3:10a

As it is written: This phrase indicates that the following words are from Scripture. In some languages a literal translation would not clearly indicate that 3:4d–e are Scripture. If that is true in your language, you may want to explain it in the text. For example:

As it is written ⌊in God’s Word⌋
-or-
As scripture says (New Jerusalem Bible)

See how you translated this phrase in 1:17 or 2:24.

3:10b

no one: Here the phrase no one means “not one person.”

righteous: Here the word righteous refers to people whom God considers to be right in their standing before him. Here are other ways to translate this word:

is ⌊whom God regards as⌋ right
-or-
is right ⌊before God⌋

In some languages, people use an idiom to express this meaning. For example:

are on a straight path
-or-
is upright

See how you translated this word in 2:13.

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